| 单词 | water snake |
| 例句 | Sometimes it was stuff like a young bird that had fallen out of its nest before it could fly, or a green-speckled spring frog or a striped water snake. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Little water snakes slipped down to the rocks and then gently entered the water and swam along through the pool, their heads held up like little periscopes and a tiny wake spreading behind them. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ai, Chihuahua . . .” And, now that it had devoured most of the town’s water snakes, that grubby yellow feline reincarnation of Cleofes Apodaca was pitter-pattering quietly along the irrigation ditches, hunting frogs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Reeds grew thick in the shallows along the banks, and Arya saw a water snake skimming across the surface, ripples spreading out behind it as it went. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Another little water snake swam up the pool, turning its periscope head from side to side. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z There he licked the hot blood off his fingers and watched as that ugly yellow cat calmly devoured a small water snake over by the irrigation ditch. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, though, Herbie had the presence of mind to drag his sleeping bag outside and shake it hard; he shuddered as four skinny little water snakes blinked puzzledly up into his flashlight beam. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Or the time Camilla tried to teach me the box step; or the time Bunny turned the boat over—with Henry and Francis in it—because he thought he saw a water snake? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a water snake, it had to be. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A water snake slipped along on the pool, its head held up like a little periscope. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon, him and TaShon are jumping up and down trying to escape the water snake. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “No gods down there, m’lord. Only rats and water snakes. White things, thick as your leg. Sometimes they slither up the steps and bite you in your sleep.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Are they not found everywhere—tree snakes, water snakes and land snakes? You only need to be careful and they pass you by.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Like sea things retreating with the ocean’s tide, water snakes and muskrats went back to the green areas along ditches and in the dampest vegas. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z That visit thrusts him into an adventure that connects him with Bangladeshi migrants in Libya, dolphins in the Mediterranean and venomous water snakes in California, while touching on migration, xenophobia and technology. When Climate Change Is Stranger Than Fiction 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z “The Essex Serpent,” published last year, revolved around the existence of a monstrous water snake off the coast of East Anglia. A Dark Cavalcade of New Horror Fiction 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Boxes containing water snakes, garter snakes, woodland salamanders, dusky salamanders and other species arrived last month. University of Michigan slithers toward history with massive acquisition of jarred snake specimens 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z The couple said they have visited the lake since 1998, picnicking or walking the lake’s perimeter, where they’ve spotted water snakes and raccoons. Officials ready to let urban runoff swallow a cherished Virginia lake 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Bottles of water are available in stores, but many residents, impoverished by war, depend on bottled water donations from abroad, even as pools of water snake onto streets from leaking mains. How water has been weaponised in Ukraine 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Usually it's a case of mistaken identity, and what they have instead is one of the nonvenomous water snakes. How Facebook Is Saving Snakes 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Before moving to Florida, she claimed some internet fame after her fiancé posted a video of her catching dozens of water snakes — by hand — from Lake Erie. Meet the women hunting giant pythons 'eating everything’ in the Everglades 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z A water snake blocked the entrance to the home. Southeast Louisiana residents desperate for food, power, water and help in Ida’s aftermath 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Do we wait until species such as box turtles, newts and water snakes become endangered before we protect them? Opinion | Maryland, help us save our streams 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z For Dana Rockwell, 47, the most exhilarating encounter on the river also caused the most trepidation - paddling briefly with a 3-foot-long water snake crawling between his legs. Club has paddled entire 444 miles of Susquehanna River 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Sargent spotted our first quarry — a mountain water snake — and plucked it off a stream-side rock with his bare hands. This Urban Safari Comes With a Warning: Watch Out for Snakes 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z The city said that Florida water snakes are a native species. Mating snakes prompt closure of part of Florida park 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z The snakes have been identified as Florida water snakes, which “are generally found resting in tree limbs over water or basking on shorelines,” the department added. Florida snake orgy forces officials to close area of park 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z Fish, mollusks and other creatures die, meaning that even species like alligators and water snakes that might survive in such hypoxic waters lose an essential source of food. How to Build a Moat 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Scientists dismissed any idea of a new species, saying the creature was most likely a giant water snake. Fans of China's own 'Loch Ness monster' deflated as beast turns out to be airbag 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z In an interview with Pear Video, Professor Wang Chunfang from the Huazhong Agricultural University dismissed the idea of it being a new species, saying it was likely a simple "water snake". Does China have its own Loch Ness Monster? 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z According to the Observer, the snake was identified as a nonvenomous brown water snake by the North Carolina Zoo. WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Snake struggles to swallow catfish whole 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z A cottonmouth, named for the white coloring on the inside of its mouth, is the sole venomous water snake in the U.S., Virginia woman snaps stunning photo of venomous cottonmouth snake baring its fangs 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Behaviour, Amphibians and Reptiles category - A Hellbender salamander holds a northern water snake in its jaws in this photo taken in Tennessee's Tellico River. Gazing monkeys photo wins top prize 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z He presented a slideshow and argued that the proposed changes would harm the birds, water snakes and muskrats in the estuary. Patagonia’s deep-rooted activist streak fuels suit against Trump 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z He presented a slide show and argued that the proposed changes would harm the birds, water snakes and muskrats in the estuary. Patagonia v. Trump 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z The brown water snake eats catfish, according to Herpsofnc.org, and is “sometimes found with the spines of catfish sticking out its body walls,” the site said. WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Snake struggles to swallow catfish whole 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z It was a kind of northern water snake, he said. Chicago students visit Ozark Natural Science Center 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z After capturing cat-eyed water snakes in Malaysia, and later Singapore, Jayne and colleagues took some into the lab and placed them in mud-bottom tanks where the creatures formed tunnels and stayed put. This Snake Rips Its Prey Into Pieces, Instead of Swallowing it Whole 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Secor tested a Noah’s ark of options — a pair of water snakes, a pair of corn snakes, a pair of black racers, a pair of Burmese pythons — before he found his champion. When the Lab Rat Is a Snake 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z And then there are the snakes: king snakes, copperheads, banded water snakes and cottonmouths, which also swim. In a flooded Louisiana neighborhood, residents ride home through alligator-infested waters 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z Scientists also discovered a subatomic particle and more great stuff on Mars, but that self-propagating female water snake still has a stranglehold on the prize for Most Inspiring Story of the Year. Joe Queenan Looks Back at 2015 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z Officials at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center say a female yellow-bellied water snake reproduced on her own in 2014 and again this summer. Captive Snake With No Male Companion Gives Birth, Again 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Officials at the Missouri department of conservation’s Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center say a female yellow-bellied water snake reproduced on her own in 2014 and again this summer. Female snake living in captivity without a male companion gives birth – again 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Officials at the Missouri Department of Conservation's Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center say a female yellow-bellied water snake reproduced on her own in 2014 and again this summer. The Virgin Snake Gives Birth for a Second Time 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z According to the researchers, snakes affected by the fungal disease include northern water snakes, eastern racers, rat snakes, timber rattlesnakes, Eastern massasaugas, pygmy rattlesnakes and garter snakes. Deadly Fungus Killing U.S. Snakes Similar to That Seen in Bats 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z For the second year in a row, puckish scientists brought us a female water snake that succeeded in giving birth without any male contact whatsoever. Joe Queenan Looks Back at 2015 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z A few minutes later, I saw a diamondback water snake. Remembering the South in the City 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z The kayaks glided past the tops of submerged smaller trees, where brown and banded water snakes clung to branches. Florida’s Slave Canal is fine paddling stream 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z There is the odd downside to their new setting – Stuart Meaker, the young Surrey bowler, struggled to look insouciant on discovering a water snake in the swimming pool. Samit Patel finds home comfort in India as England revel on the road 2013-01-13T15:19:22Z A rattlesnake A brown water snake A taipan Which of the following is reported to be suing the FBI, after their fans, the Juggalos, were said to have been labelled as a criminal gang? Quiz of the week's news 2012-09-28T00:09:35Z Only flies and a northern banded water snake were seen. Gas profiteers’ shocking crimes 2012-08-18T13:00:00Z Great water snakes struck their heads above the surface and looked, red-eyed, and hostile, at the boys. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z In good news, the concho water snake, which inhabits Central Texas, was removed from the endangered and threatened species list in October. The Texas Tribune: Dozens of Texas Species in Line to Be Studied as Endangered 2012-01-06T04:20:09Z Both parents are always on guard to drive off mink, rats and water snakes that are the terrors of their nursery. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The snakes include pythons, cobras, horned and puff adders and the venomous water snake. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Have I not slain the lion of Nemea and the great water snake of Lerna?” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Mose, sitting on the limb, high up in the tree, called down to the boy that a water snake was trying to get into his pocket, and that an alligator was nosing about his leg. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z The mariner told them of enormous water snakes and dragons, but his marvellous tales were interrupted by a cry from the walls, where lookouts were always posted to scan the sea. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z "That is the place of my poor water snake," Eustace said to-day; and it was the first time since our coming, that he has alluded to his own or his family's past. Penelope Brandling A Tale of the Welsh coast in the Eighteenth Century 2011-08-25T02:00:27.073Z There is also a superstition among the haymakers of snakes having been bred in the stomachs of human beings, from drinking out of ponds or streams frequented by water snakes. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z “In the killing of the water snake you were helped by Iolaus,” said the king, snapping out his words and looking at Heracles with shifting eyes. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z It is not unlikely that they had the habits of the modern water snakes. The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants 2011-06-01T02:00:24.880Z He went past the thicket in which the great moths hid during the day, and past the pool—a turgid thing of slime and yeast—in which a monster water snake lurked. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z Some are ground snakes, others spend part of their lives upon trees, while some are water snakes. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z There are three kinds of snakes, according to the cottage people—namely, water snakes, grass snakes, and black snakes. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Louise quickly jerked back her hand as a water snake slithered past. Swamp Island 2011-01-28T03:00:22.400Z A water snake slithered through the grass, almost touching her hand. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z “It’s a diminutive relative of garter snakes and water snakes, live-bearing, not egg-laying,” he said. Q & A: Goodness, Snakes! 2010-08-23T20:39:00Z There is also a large water snake found often in the beautiful clear water of the streams of the interior. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Lake Erie's water snakes, on the brink of extinction in the 1960s, are now abundant. Matt Ridley's Rational Optimist is telling the rich what they want to hear 2010-06-18T16:00:00Z He uses blatant cherry-picking to create the impression that ecosystems are recovering: water snake numbers in Lake Erie, fish populations in the Thames, bird's eggs in Sweden. This state-hating free marketeer ignores his own failed experiment 2010-05-31T19:00:00Z Three new water snakes of the genus Natrix from Mexico. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México Thus the primitive gods, according to Mariner, sometimes entered into the living bodies of lizards, porpoises, and a species of water snake. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II They have several other snakes which are seen more frequently, and have very little or no hurt in them, viz: such as they call black snakes, water snakes, and corn snakes. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts She now came to a space of marshy ground in the wood, where large, fat water snakes were rolling in the mire and showing their ugly, drab-colored bodies. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series He had used them all repeatedly, identifying eagles, wild swans, ospreys, wild duck and geese, terrapin, snapping turtles and water snakes, as well as a horde of lesser creatures. The Flying Stingaree Then, like a monstrous water snake, the tentacle poised, flicked out and plucked a man from his comrades. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 “They are only water snakes,” I assured her. Our Next-Door Neighbors When alarmed they have a habit of sinking their body below water, leaving only their head and neck visible, thereby having the appearance of a water snake. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. She called the ugly water snakes her little chickens and allowed them to crawl all over her bosom. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series "If it's a water snake maybe it's after us." Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake I do not think there is any danger," she said with a not very convincing smile, "but there are cururus—water snakes. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 Man and beast were rolling and twisting about in the river like two water snakes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 The priests of this temple are said to have made one observation, which is perhaps no superstition, that when these water snakes appear on the surface, rains and inundations are sure to follow. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton Alders had now grown up around the pond; and there were said to be some very large water snakes living in the chinks of the old dam. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine They had commenced their swimming race, when we, who stood ashore as umpires, observed an enormous water snake, with head erect, making for the two swimmers. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery Little water snakes were Sarah's delight and not even the ants and worms were beneath her notice and affection. Rainbow Hill A water snake glides across the channel, leaving a silver wake in the moonlight. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Of other snakes there were the moccasins, water snakes, and esteemed very deadly. A Tramp's Notebook Plenty fellow blue water snake sit down there—plenty. Tom Gerrard There are some water snakes taken occasionally, and people here eat them. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics He also observed various green slimy beams, which being perpetually moistened by droppings from the pumps, seemed alive like water snakes. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters It was a water snake, Tom told her; and Lucy at last could see the serpentine wave of its body, very much wondering that a snake could swim. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 Certain kinds of harmless water snakes are popularly supposed to be and are called "moccasins." Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot Show how the killing of the albatross and the blessing of the water snakes are the most important events of all. Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College Hose are dragged through neighbouring houses, trailing their black coils like horrid water snakes, through places were such things were never meant to be. Life in the Red Brigade London Fire Brigade "I'll bet they shriek every time I find a water snake." Rosemary Something living, slippery, silky and furry, that was neither fish, nor water snake, got between my feet; but countless arrows, I knew, were aimed and ready for me, when I came to the surface. Lords of the North They are all striped snakes and are very much like the water snakes in structure. Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot A cotton-mouth water snake, short, thick as a man's arm and indescribably loathsome, wriggled on top of the mud as Roger prepared to leap. The Plunderer Trees and festoons of vines hung in the water, which was clear and beautiful and numbers of water snakes were continually crossing and recrossing. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Then she came to a large opening in the wood where the ground was all slimy, and where some huge fat water snakes were gambolling about. Stories from Hans Andersen An ugly water snake twined its slimy length just within the edge of the bayou, and the odor of the still forest about them was heavy and oppressive. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi The Banded Water Snake is the water snake which is commonly found in the southern part of the United States east of Texas. Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot Sometimes we waded for miles through swamps, which, in some places, abound with enormous water snakes up to 6 metres long. Argentina from a British Point of View One day, while watching some water snakes at play, he was charmed with their beauty and blessed them unawares—a sure sign that love for God's lower creatures was springing up in his heart. Selections from Five English Poets She called the hideous water snakes her little chickens, and allowed them to crawl about on her unsightly bosom. Stories from Hans Andersen Near the site of the present city of Winnipeg, in the late summer of 1800, he and his expedition were much troubled by swarms of water snakes. Pioneers in Canada When alarmed, like all the water snakes, it takes to the water for refuge. Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot Watching his chance, Snap put his foot on the tail of the water snake. Four Boy Hunters Just then I felt a big tug on my line an' I pulled in an' found I had hooked a water snake. Young Hunters of the Lake The horses reared and plunged, snorting in terror probably at the near approach of some water snake or alligator. The Gentleman from Everywhere Two water snakes were shot alongside the ship during the day; the largest measured four feet, and was of a dirty yellow colour. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. One peculiarity of the water snakes is their love of their home. Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot The shot was a poor one, the charge merely tearing across the side of the water snake. Four Boy Hunters My life is embittered by the abundance of these reptiles—rattlesnakes and moccasin snakes, both deadly, carpet snakes and "green racers," reputed dangerous, water snakes, tree snakes, and mouse snakes, harmless but abominable. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains And let me tell you, that as there be water and land frogs, so there be land and water snakes. The Compleat Angler They tore it away and thrust it fiercely aside, its undulations resembling those of a water snake. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge On the dry straw worked between and pushing against the panels of the floodgate, not far from me, I saw a big black water snake. Laddie; a true blue story Catching up a weapon, Shep came up close and let drive almost in the face of the water snake. Four Boy Hunters Several pretty large logs may still be seen lying on the bottom, where, owing to the undulation of the surface, they look like huge water snakes in motion. Walden Here lazy, big, black water snakes, for which the creek was named, sunned on the bushes, wild ducks and grebe chattered, cranes and herons fished, and muskrats plowed the bank in queer, rolling furrows. Freckles In the bottoms the slither of our moccasins in the black mud would wake clumps of water snakes, big as a man's head, that knotted themselves together in the sun. The Trail Book A water snake wriggles down the bank, disturb'd, into the water. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy Our greatest trial was to pass a dark, lonely pool, covered with pond-lilies, peopled with bullfrogs and water snakes, and haunted by two white cranes. The Crayon Papers No sooner had they dived than large water snakes wiggled around them. Autobiography of a Yogi "What do you know about that little water snake," El Sawyer said. Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp A water snake came gliding toward an old log close by. Their Yesterdays Well, everything was going along beautifully when, all of a sudden, just like that, a big water snake came swimming by. Billy Bunny and Uncle Bull Frog Instead of that, I am sorry to say, he would meddle with the creatures, all but the water snakes, for they would stand no nonsense. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 But one day as the Mariner watched the water snakes, the only living things in all that dreadful waste, he blessed them unaware, merely because they were alive. English Literature for Boys and Girls "Maybe it's a snake; a water snake!" thought Mark. Five Thousand Miles Underground Or, the Mystery of the Centre of the Earth "Now we'll show these water snakes what kind of men they stole," he threatened. Bar-20 Days The aggressor was of the black kind, six feet long; the fugitive was a water snake, nearly of equal dimensions. Letters from an American Farmer And, instead of watchmen and policemen to keep out nasty things at night, there were thousands and thousands of water snakes, and most wonderful creatures they were. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 The second task of Hercules was to destroy a hydra or water snake which dwelt in the marsh of Lerna, a small lake near Mycenae. Heroes Every Child Should Know The next morning he awoke with a start from a dream that he was being devoured by an immense water snake. Five Thousand Miles Underground Or, the Mystery of the Centre of the Earth He is a water snake; sometimes in the spring and sometimes on the land. The Deerslayer Butterflies, yellow and white, fluttered around moist places in the ditch, and slender striped water snakes glided across the stagnant pools at sound o~ footsteps. Main-Travelled Roads "In the killing of the water snake you were helped by Iolaus," said the king, snapping out his words and looking at Heracles with shifting eyes. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Eurystheus received the news of the destruction of the water snake with bad grace. Heroes Every Child Should Know A water snake swam out upon the surface of the lake and the man pursued it, crawling upon his hands and knees. Tarzan the Terrible "Yes—and you 'splained that you'd have gone into that deep hole and drowned—with nobody there to pull you out—if you hadn't been scared of a water snake," Chip pointed out relentlessly. The Flying U's Last Stand Suddenly a water snake wriggled across the dark pool above the ford, and the minnows disappeared under the shadow of the bridge. Main-Travelled Roads You just said 'yes' when I asked you if you didn't think water snakes would be coming out this fall with their stripes running round them instead of lengthwise! Cow-Country |
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